Brock Lesnar uses his patented "blanket attack" to defeat Frank Mir

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Brock Lesnar unified the heavyweight belt after a second round TKO victory over Jiu-Jitsu specialist Frank Mir. 

The first round consisted of Lesnar quickly taking down Mir and opening several wounds on Mir who was trapped underneath the behemoth. The second round started much like the first with a quick takedown by Lesnar but let Mir back to his feet. Frank showed a brief flurry on his feet landing two knee and several punches. But Mir was taken down again and this time Lesnar pound him until the fight was called. 

Brock Lesnar took verbal jabs at MMA fans and Bud Light saying he would go home and drink a Coors Light since Bud Light wouldn't sponsor him. 

Lesnar soaked up the villain role and while he is sure to draw big pay-per view buys, mixed-martial arts fans are clearly resentful of Lesnar's success. 

Georges St. Pierre retained the welterweight title against Thiago Alves and set up the inevitable talk of a super-bout against middleweight champion, Anderson Silva. 

St. Pierre put on an absolute clinic against Thiago Alves. Georges fought and countered from the outside to avoid the dangerous striker. But St. Pierre shot in and took Alves down at unexpected points of the exchanges often grabbing a leg kick or shooting right after a counter punch. Early on Alves was able to quickly get to his feet but as the fight dragged on St. Pierre held the Brazilian down longer and longer. 

As St. Pierre was able to hold Alves down for longer periods of time he was also able to land more punches and elbows from guard or half-guard. Alves' face began to balloon from the damage. 

Thiago valiantly pushed forward but St. Pierre's reach advantage allowed him to stay outside of Alves range. Thiago couldn't use his kicks out of fear of takedowns and when he did he was taken down. Alves was unable to mount any offense from his back as St. PIerre continued his domination. 

The only period of potential doubt for Georges came in-between the fourth and fifth rounds when he revealed to his corner he had pulled his groin. It didn't matter has St. Pierre secured several more takedowns on his way to an unanimous victory. 

It now appears that the welterweight division has been cleaned out by St. Pierre, though the victor of Martin Kampmann Mike Swick could challenge St. Pierre. However talk immediately went to a potential fight with Anderson Silva. 

Rival TUF 9 coaches Dan Henderson knocked out  Michael Bisping in what will most assuredly be knockout of the night. 

Henderson came out looking to box something that many observers thought would favor Bisping. Henderson quickly showed that his devastating right hand should be respected as he tagged Bisping with it several times. The British fighter was on his heels much of the first round but finally got comfortable around the three minute mark and began landing some jabs. However Henderson was still getting the better of the exchanges. The first round ended with a sloppy takedown attempt by Bisping against Dan Henderson,  former Olympic wrestler, who simply grinned at the attempt. 

The second round began with more boxing. After an exchange Bisping circled out and Henderson caught him flush with a wicked right haymaker. Bisping collapsed out cold and Henderson landed one more punch to "put him in his place" before the referee jumped in to stop the fight. 

Henderson's victory effectively squashes Bisping's title chances but it is still unknown whether Henderson will be next in line at 185lbs. 

Jon Fitch and Paulo Thiago fought after the title fights as the UFC was crunched for time and wanted to make sure the PPV audience saw all of the title fights.  Fitch went on to win the fight via unanimous decision. 

Fitch was in danger of an early guillotine submission but after he escape that attempt he went on to easily out wrestle Paulo Thiago. For Thiago he is still a raw prospect but there is great potential as he has heavy hands and solid jiu-jitsu. 

In the first televised bout of the evening Yoshirio Akiyama defeated Alan Belcher in a controversial split decision. 

The score of contention, that many will object to, was the 30-27 score in favor of Akiyama. The other two scores were 29-28 in favor of Akiyama and 29-28 in favor of Alan Belcher.

Akiyama arguably lost the first round as he was knocked down by an Alan Belcher punch. That knock down should of been the determining factor as the rest of the round was fairly even though Akiyama did get his punches in.

The second round was the most dominant round from Akiyama as he secured a takedown and stayed in dominant position for over two minutes until Belcher got to his feet. Late in the round though Belcher's leg kicks were taking their tool as Yoshihiro was beginning to limp.

The third round appeared to be the most one sided as Belcher continued to land punch after punch. Akiyama was clearly gassed but he did continue to land flush punches to Belcher. A late takedown ended up securing the round in two judges eyes. 

In more colorful news the much-rumored "Buffer 360" did occur at UFC 100. It was rumored that UFC ring announcer, Bruce Buffer, would pull a 360 degree spin during the main event announcement. It happened but the pay-per view crowd did not see the spin. 

Preliminary Recap

Potential retirement was the theme of the preliminary card as no less than three fighters were facing the prospect of being cut by the UFC if they lost.

UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman fought one of the men responsible for the UFC's explosion in popularity, Stephan Bonnar. The 44 year old Coleman looked particularly old at the weigh-ins a fact compounded since Coleman should be fighting at heavyweight. Mark's appearance and rumors of a difficult weight cut led many to believe he was in for a long night. 

The first round was largely uneventful as both fighters jockeyed for position in the clinch and on the ground but it appeared that Bonnar had won the round. In the second round Coleman began to shine as he took Bonnar down and opened a deep gash on Bonnar's forehead with an elbow. It looked like classic ground-n-pound that Coleman pioneered back in the 90's. It was all even at a round apiece going into the third and final round. Coleman was able to take Bonnar down and do just enough to sway the judges minds. 

In the end Coleman staved off retirement with an unanimous decision over Stephan Bonnar. 

Former TUF season six winner, Mac Danzig, continued his losing streak against former IFL lightweight Jim Miller. During the first round Danzig suffered a serious cut as Miller began to demonstrate serious ground-n-pound as he targeted the gash. While the doctor did inspect the laceration in between rounds the fight continued and blood continued to poor out. One writer twittered that  the Octagon looked like a "crime scene." It was reminiscent of the Joe Stevenson B.J. Penn fight where the cage side doctor failed to stop the bout as blood bathed everyone and everything. The fight went all three rounds despite dominant ground-n-pound by Miller and constant bleeding by Danzig. Mac is now 2-3 in the UFC losing his last three fights, usually a sure sign of an impending pink slip in the UFC's deep lightweight division. 

Fan favorite Jon "Bones" Jones secured another win over former heavyweight Jake O'Brien. After a fairly uneventful first round Jones grazed O'Brien with a spinning back-elbow and unleashed a torrent of kicks. O'Brien attempted a shoot but Jones sprawled and locked in the guillotine choke and submitted O'Brien. In the post fight presser Jones claimed that his submission was actually a rarely seen d'arce choke. Jones moves his undefeated streak to 9-0 while Jake O'Brien falls to 11-3.

Korean standout Dong Hyun Kim remained undefeated with a solid three round decision victory over T.J. Grant. Kim consistently stuffed Grant's takedown attempts while he slowly whittled down his opponent with superior striking. Despite Kim's solid victory some UFC fans are beginning to brand him a boring fighter and another decision victory on the undercard will provide fresh fodder for the detractors

C.B. Dollaway is fast becoming notorious for having a poor submission defense. During The Ultimate Fighter season seven he was twice submitted by Amir Sadollah, a fighter with no professional MMA experience. At UFC 100 Dollaway was quickly submitted by Tom Lawlor. This fight will most likely not be remembered for Lawlor's quick victory. Instead most fans will remember Lawlor's entrance to "Who let the Dogs Out?" with his fellow training partner, Seth Petruzelli, walking on all-fours while wearing a chain with a bone in his mouth. 

In the first fight of the evening Shannon Gugerty quickly dispatch Matt Grice with a guillotine choke near the two-and-half minute mark of round one. Grice is now 1-3 in the UFC and could be cut by the promotion. 

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Official Results

• Champ Brock Lesnar def. Interim Champ Frank Mir via TKO (punches) - Round 2, 1:48. Brock Lesnar unifies the heavyweight belt.
  
• Champ Georges St. Pierre def. Thiago Alves via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-44, 50-45). St. Pierre retains the welterweight title.
  
• Jon Fitch vs.Paulo Thiago
  
• Dan Henderson def. Michael Bisping via knockout (punch) - Round 2, 3:20.
  
• Yoshihiro Akiyama def. Alan Belcher via split decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29). 
  
• Mark Coleman def. Stephan Bonnar via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). 
  
• Jim Miller def. Mac Danzig via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).    
  
• Jon Jones def. Jake O'Brien via submission (guillotine choke) - Round 2, 2:43.
  
• Dong Hyun Kim def. T.J. Grant via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26).
  
• Tom Lawlor defeats C.B. Dollaway via submission (guillotine choke) - Round 1, 0:55.    
  
• Shannon Gugerty def. Matt Grice via submission (guillotine choke) - Round 1, 2:36.